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The Tiki Talk Show
by The Tiki Talk Show
Interview and podcast show discussing the tiki revival of the last 40 years with all the people who brought tiki back
Episodes
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The Tiki Talk Show Live at Tiki Oasis
Without further delay, we present Ryley's seminar from Tiki Oasis! Sit back and listen to the history of how Tiki went from an underground scene to the world wide phenomenon. This seminar is filled with photos and quotes from across the revival. We were so honored to be able to present this!
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Ep 32 - Martin and Rebecca Cate
Welcome back to another episode of The Tiki Talk Show. This week, Ellie and Ryley sit down with Martin and Rebecca Cate, proprietors of several award winning tiki bars and authors of the James Beard award winning cocktail book, Smuggler’s Cove. Martin first got into tiki in Washington DC when a...
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Bosko - Episode 31
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ryley and Ellie talked with Bosko Hrjnak, one of the first artists to revive tiki art from just appreciation to application. Bosko got his start in the mid-80s as the first artist to sculpt full size tikis after the art had faded from popularity and the public eye...
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Bamboo Ben - Episode Thirty
Welcome back to another episode of The Tiki Talk Show. Ryley and Ellie sat down with the tiki revival’s most renowned bar builder, Bamboo Ben. As the grandson of the Original Beachcomber, Eli Hedley, tiki was in Ben’s blood. Having always been artistic, Ben took his experience building custom...
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Jeff "Beachbum" Berry - Episode Twenty-Nine
Welcome back to The Tiki Talk Show! Following our brief hiatus, Ryley and Ellie sat down with a true member of the Mount Rushmore of the Tiki Revival, Jeff, Beachbum, Berry. Jeff first discovered Polynesian Pop as a child in the fleeting glimpses he caught of Ah Fong’s restaurant bar in the San...
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Episode Twenty-Eight - It's Been a Pleasure but Until Then...
It's been a great year for Ellie and Ryley! Not just in tiki, but in so many amazing experiences. This episodes serves as a great transition note for us all. We hate to tell you, but The Tiki Talk Show you've known, is over. But fear not! This is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for…
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Episode Twenty-Seven - First Wave Tiki
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ryley sits down with William and Kelly of First Wave Tiki. This husband and wife, artistic duo take first-wave tiki treasures and reimagine them into works of art for the modern tiki-phile. They first got into tiki around 2020 in Los Angeles. An antiquities dealer...
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Episode Twenty-Six - The Donn of Tiki
This week, Ryley and Ellie get back to the interviews by welcoming Max Well, co-producer of The Donn of Tiki, to the show. Max and fellow co-producer Alex Lamb got interested in tiki in 2020. As filmmakers, they were interested in highlighting L.A.’s tiki bar culture before they fell down the...
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Episode Twenty-Five - A Trip to the Mai Kai
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ryley and Ellie recap their recent trip to the crown jewel of North American Tiki establishments, The Mai-Kai. First opened in 1956, The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been serving delicious food, great drinks, and a fantastic experience for decades.…
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Episode Twenty-Four - The Future of The Tiki Talk Show
Ladies and gentlemen, we are back! After a brief hiatus, we are slowly getting back up to speed and bringing you more great interviews. We wanted to record a quick episode to let you know what we have going on. Throughout January, we were ran ragged and we are still recovering so no interview…
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Episode Twenty-Three - Josh and Babz Collins
Happy New Year Tiki Talk Show family! Ryley and Ellie kick off 2026 with a chat spanning 10,000 miles. We were joined by Australia’s resident tiki power couple, Josh & Babz Collins. Originally from London, U.K., these two have left an indelible mark on tiki and vintage subcultures wherever…
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Episode Twenty-Two - Charles Phoenix
Merry Christmas! This week, Ellie and Ryley sat down with the king of cool, Charles Phoenix, for a post-Christmas chat. Charles Phoenix is a mid-century expert, professional presenter, and writer who has written a number of books on the mid-century style we all love. Charles Phoenix is best known...
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Episode Twenty-One - Otto and Baby Doe Part Two
This week on The Tiki Talk Show Ellie and Ryley chat with Otto and Baby Doe von Stroheim for a second time. That’s right, it’s the first ever 2 part series for this show, though it’s sure not to be the last. If you haven’t seen part 1 yet, where we talk about the 80s-2001 be sure to check that…
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Episode Twenty - Otto and Baby Doe
This week, Ellie and Ryley have the first of a two-part series with Otto and Baby Doe von Stroheim, a Bay Area based tiki power couple. Best known for their world-renowned tiki weekender, Tiki Oasis, Otto and Baby Doe have poured so much time, love, passion, and effort into the tiki scene beyond...
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Episode Eighteen - Behind the Curtain
This Halloween episode brings more treats than tricks as Ellie and Ryley share a peak behind the curtain into their research process. We walk through books, websites, music, movies, and other podcasts that have given us a jumping off point for the Tiki Revival period and the guests that we...
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Episode Seventeen - Swanky Glazner
This week, in continuation with a month of Mai-Kai love and appreciation, Ryley and Ellie host Tim “Swanky” Glazner on the podcast. Tim is a co-founder of the East Coast’s original tiki weekender, the Hukilau, historian for the Mai-Kai, and a Donn the Beachcomber expert. His interest in tiki…
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Episode Sixteen - Jim "Hurricane" Hayward
This week, Ryley and Ellie chat with Jim “Hurricane” Hayward, author of The Atomic Grog blog and a fixture in the South Florida tiki scene. Hurricane Hayward has been into Midcentury culture and design for quite a while, but it was the Hukilau and the magic of the Mai Kai that launched his…
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Episode Fifteen - Adrian Eustaquio
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ellie and Ryley talk to a legend in the tiki community and one of the OG tiki podcasters, Adrian Eustaquio, host of Inside the Desert Oasis Room Podcast. Adrian’s love for tiki dates back to the late 1980s when a family member renewed their vows at Don the...
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Episode Fourteen - The Kon-Tigo Tiki Bar
This week, Ellie and Ryley are joined by Gregorio Pantoja, owner of the Kon-tigo Tiki Bar, co-author of the new book Fassionola, professor, and historian. What began as a home tiki bar in Southern California has transformed into a preservation project for one of Tiki’s lesser known heroes. Most...
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Episode Thirteen - Community Episode Number 1
Unlucky 13 has no such hold on The Tiki Talk Show because we are fortunate to have our amazing listeners, friends, and tiki family participate in this community episode! Ryley and Ellie were busy at Tiki Oasis seeing our friends, making new ones, and partying to our hearts content. For those who...
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Episode Twelve - Spike
This week, Ellie and Ryley sit down with Spike Marble, photographer, videographer, graphic artist, and musician. He’s best well known for his YouTube shows Spike’s Breezeway Cocktail Hour, his new show Tiki Cocktails with Spike, and his band The Hula Girls. Spike grew up with tiki just behind his...
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Episode Eleven - King Kukulele and Furious Jim
This week Ryley and Ellie are joined by The King— King Kukulele that is— famed musician, improv stand-up comedian, and the Emcee for a variety of notable tiki events. Our artist spotlight for the week is Furious Jim, an Arizona based creative that expresses himself through a variety of mediums....
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Episode Ten - Sheryl Schroeder and Rita's Lost Weekend
This week Ellie and Ryley are celebrating a small milestone by hitting episode 10! We celebrate this achievement by sitting down with Sheryl Schroeder, one of the original tiki artists. Sheryl was so much fun to talk to, and with her years of experience in the tiki scene, she’s done it all. Our...
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Episode Nine - Mark Riddle and Robert Gonzalez
This week Ellie and Ryley had the pleasure to talk with a man of many names— Mark Riddle, Marty Lush, or maybe you know him as Digitiki. Mark is a musician who got his start playing piano before being recruited to play the vibraphone for The Tikiyaki Orchestra. Now, he’s making names with his own...
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Episode Eight - Ed Hamilton and Matt Strickland
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ryley and Ellie talk to Ed Hamilton, Administer of Rum, the man who brought Rhum Agricole to the US palate, and the legend behind the famed Hamilton Rums. This week’s artist spotlight is Matt Strickland aka Tikis by Savage Matt. His tiki lamps, wood carvings, and...
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Episode Seven - Sven Kirsten
This week, Ellie and Ryley talk to Sven Kirsten, the famed author, urban archeologist, and tiki fanatic. People rarely know they’re making history as they’re making it; Sven is no exception. Sven’s contributions to the tiki community can’t be contained in just one interview. Sven, along with a…
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Episode Six - Jayme Blaschke and Dawn Fraiser
This week on The Tiki Talk Show, Ryley and Ellie talk to Jayme Blaschke of Lagoon of Mystery, a Texan who took his desire to build an at-home tiki bar on a budget and created a video record to share with others. This week’s artist spotlight is Dawn Fraiser, one of the OG tiki artists who does a...
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Episode Five - Kevin Crossman and Will Fugate
What’s in a name? That which we call a Mai Tai by any other name tastes just as sweet. Or should it? These are the questions Ryley and Ellie get into with this week’s guest, Kevin Crossman, Mai Tai connoisseur and author of In Search of the Ultimate Mai Tai. This week’s artist spotlight features...
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Episode Four - Jason Alexander and Low Tiki
This week, Ryley and Ellie interview Jason Alexander, owner/operator of two bars in Tacoma, Devil’s Reef and Gilman House Room 428, about the process of opening a new commercial tiki bar, his unique original cocktails, and the trends he sees with tiki bars patrons over the last few years. This...
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Episode Three - Christie White
This week, Ryley and Ellie interview Christie White also known as Tiki Kiliki about her introduction into tiki, how the tiki revival evolved with the connection brought about by the internet, and her part in starting the Hulikau, as well as her current and future tiki endeavors. Christie White…
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Episode Two - Ray Wyland and Stacy McClanahan
This week, Ryley and Ellie interview Ray Wyland of Seattle about his introduction into tiki, how his involvement in the tiki world has changed over time, and where he sees tiki headed in the future. This episode’s artist spotlight features Stacy McClanahan of San Francisco about her Polynesian…
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Episode One - An Intro
Ryley and Ellie discuss the intent of the show, our background and next steps. The Tiki Talk Show will upload interviews every two weeks with a variety of people from the tiki scene.
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How many episodes does The Tiki Talk Show have?
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Interview and podcast show discussing the tiki revival of the last 40 years with all the people who brought tiki back
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